Through a Dog's Eyes: Understanding Our Dogs by Understanding How They See the World
A stirring, inspiring book with the power to change the way we understand and communicate with our dogs. Few people are more qualified to speak about the abilities and potential of dogs than Jennifer Arnold, who for the past twenty years has trained service dogs for people with physical disabilities and special needs. Arnold has developed a unique understanding of dogs' capabilities, intelligence, sensitivity, and extra-sensory skills. Her training method is based on teaching dogs to make...
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A stirring, inspiring book with the power to change the way we understand and communicate with our dogs. Few people are more qualified to speak about the abilities and potential of dogs than Jennifer Arnold, who for the past twenty years has trained service dogs for people with physical disabilities and special needs. Arnold has developed a unique understanding of dogs' capabilities, intelligence, sensitivity, and extra-sensory skills. Her training method is based on teaching dogs to make choices—as opposed to following commands—through kindness and encouragement rather than fear and submission, and her results are extraordinary. To Arnold, dogs are neither wolves in need of a pack leader nor babies in need of coddling; rather, they are extremely trusting beings attuned to their owners' needs and they aim to please. Relationships between dogs and humans go awry when we fail to understand our dogs and when we send them confusing, mixed signals. Arnold's firsthand experience—from what moved her to start her exemplary nonprofit and how she developed her methodology—guides this book and gives it a powerful emotional heft. Stories drawn from Arnold's life and the lives of the dogs who were her greatest teachers are convincing, unforgettable, and compelling testimony and make this book a heart-warming, captivating read that will forever change the way you see your dog by showing you the way your dog sees the world. From the Hardcover edition.
\ From Barnes & NobleIn hardcover, Through a Dog's Eyes became a word-of-mouth bestseller and there is no mystery why: Its author's attentiveness to humankind's best friends has been bred by decades of firsthand experience. For over twenty years, Canine Assistants founder Jennifer Arnold has been training service dogs for people with physical disabilities and special needs. During that period, Arnold has developed a training method based on teaching dogs to make choices, not simply follow commands. Her insights about canine intelligence and sensitivity will touch the heart of anyone who has ever shared the companionship of a lovable pooch. A reader favorite; now in paperback and NOOKbook.\ \ \
